【 第374期 】英文公園 第284期

(台北校區/通識教育中心) English Park

 


I. News Path–新聞步道

 

喬治亞不顧大規模抗議,繼續推行普丁式的「外國代理人」法案/Netflix大片《三體》在中國引發輿論分歧並引發民族主義憤怒/印度能成為經濟超級大國嗎?數據是這樣說的/老師們正在使用人工智慧來為論文評分。但一些專家提出了道德擔憂/美國議員呼籲將武器生產轉移到台灣/台灣發生致命地震後11天內發生908次餘震/台灣檢方檢討對黃子族未成年人露骨影片案處罰/走私大麻35億台幣10人被起訴

 

II. News Vocabulary

 

1.attempting                                   嘗試

2. force                                           力量

3.blockbuster                                 賣座鉅片

4.divides                                        分歧

5.alternative                                   代替方案

6.steer                                            轉向

7.ethical                                         道德

8.critique                                        批評

 

III VCR Observatory–影像觀景台

VoiceTube-不必花大錢 就能看影片學英語

 

寫封信給 18 歲的自己/必須非常努力,才能看起來毫不費力:原諒不完美的自己

 

IV Wisdom Woods–智慧森林

 

1.“No cross, no crown.”

不經歷風雨,怎麼遇見彩虹。

2.“Sometime ever, sometime never.”

相聚有時,後會無期。

3.“In the dull and boring world, there is also occasional luck.”

枯燥無味的世界,總會有小確幸。

 

V. Singing River–吟唱河流

Happy Now /Thank u, next

 

I.               News Path

 

Georgia presses on with Putin-style ‘foreign agent’ bill despite huge protests

World

Georgia’s government is attempting to force through a controversial “foreign agent” law, despite international condemnation and huge protests from its citizens. The bill is seen as a test of whether the nation, a former Soviet state, will forge closer ties with Europe and the United States, or remain within Russia’s orbit.

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/04/18/europe/georgia-foreign-agent-law-russia-first-reading-intl/index.html

 

Netflix blockbuster ‘3 Body Problem’ divides opinion and sparks nationalist anger in China

World

A Netflix adaptation of wildly popular Chinese sci-fi novel “The Three-Body Problem” has split opinions in China and sparked online nationalist anger over scenes depicting a violent and tumultuous period in the country’s modern history.Reactions have been mixed on Chinese social media since the Thursday premiere of the eight-part, English-language series “3 Body Problem,” which is based on the Hugo Award-winning novel by Liu Cixin, the country’s most celebrated sci-fi author.

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/03/22/style/china-reaction-netflix-show-3-body-problem-intl-hnk


Can India become an economic superpower? Here’s what the data says

World

Indians have started casting their votes in an election that’s expected to hand Prime Minister Narendra Modi another five years in office to steer the country’s rapid economic expansion. Under his leadership, India is poised to become a 21st-century economic powerhouse, offering a real alternative to China for investors and consumer brands hunting for growth and manufacturers looking to reduce risks in their supply chains.

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/04/16/economy/india-election-modi-economic-performance-intl-hnk-dg/index.html

 

Teachers are using AI to grade essays. But some experts are raising ethical concerns

World

When Diane Gayeski, a professor of strategic communications at Ithaca College, receives an essay from one of her students, she runs part of it through ChatGPT, asking the AI tool to critique and suggest how to improve the work.The best way to look at AI for grading is as a teaching assistant or research assistant who might do a first pass … and it does a pretty good job at that,” she told CNN.

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/04/06/tech/teachers-grading-ai/index.html

 

US lawmakers call for shifting weapons production to Taiwan

National

U.S. lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are pushing to transfer part of the weapons production chain to Taiwan. U.S. political news website Politico reported Wednesday (April 17) that a growing number of Congress members recommend allowing Taiwan to manufacture U.S.-designed weapons systems to address bottlenecks in the supply of fighter jets, tanks, drones, and missiles.

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/5668435

 

Taiwan records 908 aftershocks in 11 days since deadly earthquake

National

Taiwan has recorded over 900 aftershocks since the deadly magnitude 7.2 quake that struck off the east coast on April 3, and 17 people have been confirmed dead. The Central Weather Administration has recorded 908 quakes after the April 3 earthquake in Hualien County which was felt throughout Taiwan. The 908 quakes registered an average magnitude of 3.81, and 879 of them occurred in Hualien.

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/5445066

 

Taiwan prosecutors review penalties for Mickey Huang's explicit videos of minors case

National

The Taiwan High Prosecutors Office will reexamine Taiwan TV host Mickey Huang's (黃子佼) deferred prosecution agreement and determine whether additional penalties should be imposed.  A police search of Huang's home in 2023 unearthed seven sexually explicit videos involving minors and the entertainer on April 3 accepted a two-year deferred prosecution arrangement for possessing the footage. However, amid a backlash by the public over what was seen as a lenient sentence, prosecutors on Wednesday (April 10) submitted the case to the Taiwan High Prosecutors Office for reconsideration, reported CNA.

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/5182632


10 indicted for smuggling NT$3.5 billion of marijuana into Taiwan

National

Ten suspects including three Taiwanese and seven Burmese have been indicted for smuggling NT$3.5 billion (US$108 million) of marijuana into Taiwan. Ciaotou District Prosecutors Office directed a Coast Guard Administration task force to intercept a Taiwan-registered commercial raft and an unmanned lifeboat in waters northwest of Kaohsiung on Dec. 10. They found 1,381 kilograms of marijuana, reported Liberty Times.

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/5668587


II. News Vocabulary(上述新聞標題與短文的單字補充)

1.attempting                                   嘗試

2. force                                           力量

3.blockbuster                                 賣座鉅片

4.divides                                        分歧

5.alternative                                   代替方案

6.steer                                            轉向

7.ethical                                         道德

8.critique                                        批評

9.transfer                                        轉讓

10.missiles                                     飛彈

11.throughout                                 自始至終

12.occurred                                    發生

13.explicit                                       明確的

14.submitted                                  提交

15.smuggling                                 走私

 

III. VoiceTube

寫封信給 18 歲的自己(Letter To My 18-Year-Old-Self: Self Therapy)

初級

https://tw.voicetube.com/videos/70924

 

必須非常努力,才能看起來毫不費力:原諒不完美的自己(The School of Life: The Perfectionist Trap)

中級

https://tw.voicetube.com/videos/42952


IV. Wisdom Woods

English proverbs and sayings full of humor and wisdom

1.“No cross, no crown.”

不經歷風雨,怎麼遇見彩虹。

2.“Sometime ever, sometime never.”

相聚有時,後會無期。

3.“In the dull and boring world, there is also occasional luck.”

枯燥無味的世界,總會有小確幸。

4.“There’s only one corner of the universe you can be sure of improving, and that’s your own self.”

這個宇宙中只有一個角落你肯定可以改進,那就是你自己。

5.“The world is like a mirror: Frown at it and it frowns at you; smile, and it smiles too.”

世界猶如一面鏡子:朝它皺眉它就朝你皺眉,朝它微笑它也朝你微笑。

https://tw.amazingtalker.com/blog/zh-tw/zh-eng/32479/


V. Singing River

 

Happy Now” By Zedd, Elley Duhé

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYp3Uz_oDB0&t=38s

[Chorus]

You're a world away

你正在世界的另一頭

Somewhere in the crowd

身處在某個人群之中

In a foreign place

對我來說很陌生的某個地方

Are you happy now?

你現在開心嗎?

There's nothing left to say

已經沒有什麼話能再對你說

So I shut my mouth

所以我閉上了嘴

So won't you tell me, babe

但是可以告訴我嗎,寶貝

Are you happy now?

你現在開心了嗎?

 

[Verse 1]

You're the only one who can up and run

你是唯一一個人,起身後毫不猶豫的離開

Leave me just as empty as the day you came

留下我獨自一人,空虛的如同你到來的那天

And you hold all the cards, all the broken hearts

你掌握了所有的底牌,和所有心碎的回憶

Strung over your shoulder till it's all in vain

緊緊抓住你的肩膀不放,直到認清一切都是徒勞

 

[Pre-Chorus]

And only you know the strength of your teeth

而只有你自己心知肚明你的能耐

The wash in the weight of your pockets, so deep

看清你放在口袋裡的東西,究竟藏得多麼深層

And lonely

多麼寂寞

 

[Chorus]

You're a world away

你正在世界的另一頭

Somewhere in the crowd

身處在某個人群之中

In a foreign place

對我來說很陌生的某個地方

Are you happy now?

你現在開心了嗎?

There's nothing left to say

已經沒有什麼話能再對你說

So I shut my mouth

所以我閉上了嘴

So won't you tell me, babe

但是可以告訴我嗎,寶貝

Are you happy now?

你現在開心了嗎?

Are you happy now?

你現在開心了嗎?

 

[Verse 2]

In the palm of your hands

你向著我伸出你的掌心

You can make me dance

帶領我翩翩起舞

Spin me around in circles till I'm wrapped in string

我們不停繞著圓圈,直到身體都被細線纏繞

You keep on talking sweet till your fingers bleed

你繼續說著情話,直到指尖都被細線割出了傷

But don't you dare ask me how I've been

你膽敢問我這些日子以來過得怎樣嗎?

 

[Pre-Chorus]

Now only you know the strength of your teeth

現在只有你自己心知肚明你的能耐

The wash in the weight of your pockets, so deep

看清你放在口袋裡的東西,究竟藏得多麼深層

And lonely

多麼寂寞

 

[Chorus]

You're a world away

你正在世界的另一頭

Somewhere in the crowd

身處在某個人群之中

In a foreign place

對我來說很陌生的某個地方

Are you happy now?

你現在開心了嗎?

There's nothing left to say

已經沒有什麼話能再對你說

So I shut my mouth

所以我閉上了嘴

So won't you tell me, babe

但是可以告訴我嗎,寶貝

Are you happy now?

你現在開心了嗎?

Are you happy now?

你現在開心了嗎?

 

[Outro]

World away

世界的另一頭

Somewhere in the crowd

在某個人群之中

In a foreign place

很陌生的某個地方

Are you happy now?

你現在開心了嗎?

There's nothing left to say

已經沒有什麼話能再對你說

So I shut my mouth

所以我閉上了嘴

So won't you tell me, babe

但是可以告訴我嗎,寶貝

Are you happy now?

你現在開心了嗎?

 

https://applegood727.pixnet.net/blog/post/198572705

 

Thank u, next” By Ariana Grande

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OeR5XBEahU&t=16s

[Verse 1]

Thought I'd end up with Sean

我曾經覺得我會和Big Sean互訂終生

 

But he wasn't a match

但後來才發現他和我並不配

 

Wrote some songs about Ricky

寫了一些關於Ricky Alvarez的情歌

 

Now I listen and laugh

但現在我聽來卻覺得好笑

 

Even almost got married

即便我差點就結婚了

 

And for Pete, I'm so thankful

對於Pete Davidson,我仍然非常感激

 

Wish I could say, "Thank you" to Malcolm

我多麼希望我可以和Mac Miller道謝

 

'Cause he was an angel

因為他現在已經活在天堂了

 

[Pre-Chorus]

One taught me love

一個讓我知道什麼是愛

 

One taught me patience

一個讓我有了耐心

 

And one taught me pain

一個讓我徹底體會到傷痛

 

Now, I'm so amazing

現在,我已經變得和以前不一樣了

 

I've loved and I've lost

曾經愛過也曾經失去過

 

But that's not what I see

但我並不把這些看作失敗

So, look what I got

所以,看看我成長了多少

 

Look what you taught me

看看你們教會了我什麼

 

And for that, I say

對於你們給我們一切,我要說

 

[Chorus]

Thank you, next (Next) *2

謝謝你,下一位(下一位) *2

 

Thank you, next

謝謝你,下一位

 

I'm so fuckin' grateful for my ex

我對我的前男友真的太感激了

 

Thank you, next (Next) *3

謝謝你,下一位(下一位) *3

 

I'm so fuckin'—

我真的是太感謝了

 

[Verse 2]

Spend more time with my friends

花了更多時間與我的朋友們相處

 

I ain't worried 'bout nothin'

我現在心上已經毫無掛念了

 

Plus, I met someone else

另外,我認識了另一個人

 

We havin' better discussions

我們與彼此討論了更多

 

I know they say I move on too fast

我知道他們總說我換男朋友換得太快了

 

But this one gon' last

但我知道這個人將會永遠陪伴著我

 

'Cause her name is Ari

因為她的名字就是Ari

 

And I'm so good with that (So good with that)

我和她相處得十分融洽(非常合得來)

 

[Pre-Chorus]

She taught me love (Love)

她教會了我如何去愛

 

She taught me patience (Patience)

她讓我比以往更有耐心

 

And she handles pain (Pain)

而且她讓我不再沉湎於過往的傷痛中

 

That shit's amazing (Yeah, she's amazing)

這真是太棒了(她真的是個超級棒的人)

 

I've loved and I've lost (Yeah, yeah)

我曾經愛過他們,卻又接連失去他們

 

But that's not what I see (Yeah, yeah)

但我並不在乎這些

 

Just look what I've found (Yeah, yeah)

只要看看我找到了什麼

 

Ain't no need for searching, and for that, I say

不需要尋尋覓覓就能夠找到,對於這個,我要說

 

[Chorus]

Thank you, next (Thank you, next) *2

謝謝你,下一位(謝謝你,下一位) *2

 

Thank you, next (Thank you)

謝謝你,下一位(謝謝你)

 

I'm so fuckin' grateful for my ex

我對我前男友給我的一切真的是太感激了

 

Thank you, next (Thank you, next)

謝謝你,下一位(謝謝你,下一位)

 

Thank you, next (Said thank you, next)

謝謝你,下一位(說謝謝你,下一位)

 

Thank you, next (Next)

謝謝你,下一位(下一位)

 

I'm so fuckin' grateful for my ex

我對我前男友給我的一切真的是太感激了

 

[Post-Chorus]

Thank you, next *3

謝謝你,下一位 *3

 

I'm so fucking—

我真的是太感謝了

 

[Bridge]

One day I'll walk down the aisle

總有一天,我會步上紅毯

 

Holding hands with my mama

緊緊地牽著我媽媽的手

 

I'll be thanking my dad

我一定會不斷地感謝我的父親

 

'Cause she grew from the drama

因為她的人生就如同戲劇一般

 

Only wanna do it once, real bad

不想要再經歷第二次,感覺真糟

 

Gon' make that shit last

我不會再讓這種鳥事發生了

 

God forbid something happens

神不會讓某些事情發生的

 

Least this song is a smash (Song is a smash)

至少這首歌一定會大紅(這首歌一定會大紅)

 

[Pre-Chorus]

I've got so much love (Love)

我已經得到了許多愛

 

Got so much patience (Patience)

變得非常地有耐心

 

I've learned from the pain (Pain)

我從傷痛中學到了不少

 

I turned out amazing (Turned out amazing)

讓我變成一個非常棒的人

 

I've loved and I've lost (Yeah, yeah)

即便我愛的人都逐一失去

 

But that's not what I see (Yeah, yeah)

但我並不在乎那些

 

Just look what I've found (Yeah, yeah)

只要看看我發現了什麼

 

Ain't no need for searching

不需要追尋就能夠得到的

 

And for that, I'll say

為了你替我做的一切,我想說

 

[Chorus]

Thank you, next (Thank you, next) *2

謝謝你,下一位(謝謝你,下一位) *2

 

Thank you, next

謝謝你,下一位

 

I'm so fuckin' grateful for my ex

我對於我的前男友真的太感謝了

 

Thank you, next (Thank you, next)

謝謝你,下一位(謝謝你,下一位)

 

Thank you, next (Said thank you, next)

謝謝你,下一位(我想說謝謝你,下一位)

 

Thank you, next (Next)

謝謝你,下一位(下一位)

 

I'm so fuckin' grateful for my ex

我對於我的前男友真的感激萬分

 

[Post-Chorus]

Thank you, next *3

謝謝你,下一位 *3

 

Yeah, yee

 

Thank you, next *3

謝謝你,下一位 *3

 

Yeah, yee

 

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